There's no excuse not to call family and friends over the festive season as Telstra has made its network of 15,000 payphones free to use around Australia.
The telco's payphones won't need any coins from Christmas Eve until January 1, with people able to make free local, national and mobile calls.
If you want to see loved one's faces, selected Telstra Air Wi-Fi access points at their payphones and stores will also be free to use if you prefer video calling.
While most people own a mobile phone these days, there are still more than 11 million calls made each year on payphones, including 200,000 to the national emergency services line.